US and UK sailors help merchant ship ‘harassed’ by Iranian attack vessels

US and UK sailors help merchant ship ‘harassed’ by Iranian attack vessels
Three Iranian Revolutionary Guard fast-attack vessels near a commercial ship in the Strait of Hormuz (US Navy via AP)

US and UK sailors came to the aid of a ship in the Strait of Hormuz after Iran’s Revolutionary Guard “harassed” the vessel, the US Navy said.

Three fast-attack Guard vessels with armed troops on board approached the merchant ship on Sunday afternoon, a spokesperson said.

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